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Lalovic Visits Beijing, Chinese National Olympic Training Centre

Friday, February 16, 2018 - 15:35 By United World Wrestling Press

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BEIJING (February 15) – United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic paid a two-day visit to Beijing earlier this week in an effort to bolster an already productive relationship with the Chinese Wrestling Federation.

During the visit, Lalovic who is also a member of the IOC Executive Board, met with the Chinese NOC representative Mr. Zhenhua CAI; Mr. Jinqiang ZHOU, former President of Chinese Weightlifting, Wrestling and Judo Federation; Mrs. Xia ZHANG, the newly appointed President of Chinese Wrestling Federation; and Mr. Shenghui DONG, Secretary General of Chinese Wrestling Federation.

Lalovic focused the group’s conversations on strategic collaborations between the Chinese Wrestling Federation and United World Wrestling.

Lalovic also inspected the Chinese National Olympic Training Centre and watched China’s national team prepare for the upcoming Asian Championships in Kyrgyzstan. He praised the facilities and encouraged the athletes to be prepared for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympic Training Centre was recently recognized as the official United World Wrestling High Performance Training Centre in Asia.
 
“China is an economic powerhouses and a key influencer in the Olympic Movement,” said Lalovic. The development of wrestling in Asia requires China’s support and leadership.”

Mrs. Xia Zhang added, “We will follow the leadership of President Lalovic and provide as much support as we can to further advance our effort in the promotion and development of the sport of wrestling in Asia and worldwide.

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Big step in women’s wrestling leadership with new members in UWW Bureau

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 12:12 By United World Wrestling Press

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TIRANA, Albania (November 6) -- At the UWW 2024 Congress that took place in Tirana, Albania on the October 27, a historic milestone was achieved in women wrestling leadership.

There were seven female candidates for the UWW Bureau, the supreme body of wrestling, marking the highest-ever participation by women in the process.

Kuniko Tanioka (JPN), Annette Kure (NOR), Lise Legrand (FRA), Cholpon Sultanbekova (KGZ), Buyana Peljee (MGL), Nadine Pietschmann (SUI) and UWW Vice-President, Natalia Yariguina (RUS) took part in the race for the Bureau role.

This was the first time that Women Lead Sports alumni being elected to NF president positions and the highest registered female candidates for the Bureau in the history. Rodica Yaksi (TUR) was promoted to Vice-President and Ye Zhang (CHN) has two years left in her term.

A report on the progress made for women coaches and referees at the Paris Olympic Games through the various initiatives and programmes established by UWW Technical Assistance and Development Commission was shared with the national federations that attended the 2024 congress.

“From Tokyo to Paris, we made great strides to promote gender equality within our wrestling community. It is our duty to pave the way for our future generations for equal opportunities, no matter the gender, the religious beliefs, ethnicity, etc.,” UWW President Nenad Lalovic said. “We value and praise those who promote wrestling at all levels. We witnessed that by providing the right programmes and opportunities it strengthens our sport and our community worldwide.”